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washed refrigerated eggs are pretty standard also in many European countries, that's not exactly helping your argument though I agree US standards are lower tha

washed refrigerated eggs are pretty standard also in many European countries, that's not exactly helping your argument though I agree US standards are lower than EU

cromka 4y ago
Well, washing eggs nor refrigerating pre-purchase cannot be standard, because it's pretty much forbidden: "4.3. Washing of eggs The practice of washing eggs of class A for human consumption is forbidden by the European Union legislation." https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:52003DC0479 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:52... Class A eggs are basically the only type you'd buy for consumption. I, for one, have not once found Class B eggs in a store. AFIK Class B are used in food manufacturing only.
- Markoff 4y ago
  Then why are eggs refridgerated if they are not washed? Also I wonder what is definition of washing, because often eggs I buy are perfectly clean.
  - cromka 4y ago
    Class A eggs are also forbidden from refrigeration, because unwashed eggs can develop mildew and contaminate other products. Everywhere I bought eggs in EU, they were on the regular store shelf, not in refrigerator. I don't know what's your definition of perfectly clean, but eggs in EU are not perfectly clean in comparison to the US ones. The latter look like they're literally bleached. Not a single spot on the shell. The eggs I buy in EU, code 0-2, are quite dirty, with residue on them.
    - Markoff 4y ago
      So that's definitely wrong most likely same as washed eggs ban, because at least in Czechia in Slovakia you will find them refridgerated in every single supermarket and in plenty other EU countries, I remember even discussion about this on HN. By perfectly clean I mean perfectly smooth surface without any dirt or anything attached to shell, maybe they differ between brushing and washing.
      - cromka 4y ago
        Don't know how to explain it, then. Never once seen eggs in refrigerator in Poland, for example. Maybe they're not Grade A? As in the cheapest eggs available would be Grade B.
        Markoff 4y ago
        Nah, they place there all kinds of eggs, no matter if cheap or fancy bio eggs, it's almost always refridgerated, only sometimes they place cheapest big boxes of 30-60 eggs on pallet next to refridgerator make sure they are in chilled enviroment, so actually the cheapest are sometimes not refridgerated.

washed refrigerated eggs are pretty standard also in many European countries, that's not exactly helping your argument though I agree US standards are lower than EU

cromka 4y ago

Well, washing eggs nor refrigerating pre-purchase cannot be standard, because it's pretty much forbidden: "4.3. Washing of eggs The practice of washing eggs of class A for human consumption is forbidden by the European Union legislation." https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:52003DC0479 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:52... Class A eggs are basically the only type you'd buy for consumption. I, for one, have not once found Class B eggs in a store. AFIK Class B are used in food manufacturing only.

Markoff 4y ago
Then why are eggs refridgerated if they are not washed? Also I wonder what is definition of washing, because often eggs I buy are perfectly clean.
- cromka 4y ago
  Class A eggs are also forbidden from refrigeration, because unwashed eggs can develop mildew and contaminate other products. Everywhere I bought eggs in EU, they were on the regular store shelf, not in refrigerator. I don't know what's your definition of perfectly clean, but eggs in EU are not perfectly clean in comparison to the US ones. The latter look like they're literally bleached. Not a single spot on the shell. The eggs I buy in EU, code 0-2, are quite dirty, with residue on them.
  - Markoff 4y ago
    So that's definitely wrong most likely same as washed eggs ban, because at least in Czechia in Slovakia you will find them refridgerated in every single supermarket and in plenty other EU countries, I remember even discussion about this on HN. By perfectly clean I mean perfectly smooth surface without any dirt or anything attached to shell, maybe they differ between brushing and washing.
    - cromka 4y ago
      Don't know how to explain it, then. Never once seen eggs in refrigerator in Poland, for example. Maybe they're not Grade A? As in the cheapest eggs available would be Grade B.
      - Markoff 4y ago
        Nah, they place there all kinds of eggs, no matter if cheap or fancy bio eggs, it's almost always refridgerated, only sometimes they place cheapest big boxes of 30-60 eggs on pallet next to refridgerator make sure they are in chilled enviroment, so actually the cheapest are sometimes not refridgerated.